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“Dealing with global health, dealing with AIDS, with tuberculosis, with malaria, with future pandemics, is extraordinarily important, and that will be a huge priority for us.”
“Whenever I speak to recent graduates, I urge them to go into my field - diplomacy.”
“I think Russia and China have decided that they are going to support each other in their malign efforts to undermine the charter and undermine the United Nations, the integrity of borders, and the sovereignty of nations.”
“As we stand in solidarity with the Burmese people, we must match their courage and push forward sustained, global action to help secure democracy and peace.”
“At the beginning of my career, I visited a Sudanese refugee camp in Uganda and saw a two-year-old girl die before my eyes. The technical term for what this girl experienced, when you are too thin and malnourished for your size, is childhood wasting. And it was, indeed, a waste. A young life - with all its potential - gone forever.”
“Those of us who experience racism cannot, and should not, internalize it, despite the impact that it can have on our everyday lives. We must face it down, every time, no matter whom it's directed towards.”
“We all want peace in Ukraine.”
“For decades, the Burmese military has been a tool of oligarchy and suppression.”
“The challenges we face, a global pandemic, global economy, global climate change crisis, mass migration, extreme poverty, social justice, are unrelenting and interconnected, but they're not unresolvable if America is leading the way.”
“Our support for the 'One China' policy has been very, very clear.”
“We were a poor family, but the one thing we never had an issue about was food. My father's goal in life was that 'my children will never go to bed hungry.'”
“Africa's youth are probably one of its greatest resources. There's a tendency to see youth, for example as a problem. But for the continent of Africa, youth are an opportunity, and they are an opportunity that the continent needs to take advantage of.”
“Look, Russia is a member of the Security Council. That's in the U.N. Charter, but we are going to hold Russia accountable for disrespecting the U.N. Charter.”
“When I want people to really enjoy a meal at my house, I cook it myself.”
“Throughout my career, from Jamaica to Nigeria, Pakistan to Switzerland, I've learned that effective diplomacy means more than shaking hands and staging photo ops. It means developing real, robust relationships. It means finding common ground and managing points of differentiation. It means doing genuine, old-fashioned, people-to-people diplomacy.”
“You know, I am proud of how I grew up because I think it shows where America has come, how far we've come, and I think it is a sign to the world that while America continues to address these issues, we are addressing them.”
“It is unconscionable for Russia to force Ukrainian citizens into Russia, and put them in what will basically be concentration and prisoner camps.”
“There are areas in the Security Council and more broadly in our bilateral relationship where we can cooperate with the Chinese. Climate change is one of those areas where we have worked to cooperate with them. But there are areas where we are clearly in competition with each other and areas where we have significant disagreements with each other.”
“The Russians have an interest inside of Syria. They want to boost up the Assad regime. They want to give moral support and international support and legitimacy to Assad.”
“Ultimately, the people of Burma will determine their country's future. But we have chosen to act along with allies and partners because we must do everything in our power to help them advocate for freedom and democracy.”